Cumulative Cosmology PaperIn order to understand our place in the universe, we must understand the universe itself. Scientists, researchers, astronomers, cosmologists, physicists, amateur astronomers, and many other groups of individuals widely interested in the cosmos help discover fascinating new theories or evidence for different phenomena within the universe. Three scientific articles help readers realize that scientists are constantly working to uncover hidden truths. “Dark Matter in the Age of Discovery,” “Why the Universe Has No Beginning,” and “What String Theory Tells Us About the Universe” include theories that are very different from each other, but lead to the same conclusion; the creation of the universe. The first article is written by Dan Hooper titled “Dark Matter in the Age of Discovery,” which delves deeper into what dark matter is and what it is made of. Dark matter is a relatively new idea, first considered in 1933. Astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky noticed that the galaxies in the Coma Cluster were moving at high speeds, but this cluster of galaxies remained uninterrupted. Many questions were asked, but Zwicky believed there was invisible matter keeping the Coma cluster from breaking up. Originally an unpopular theory, dark matter is now widely studied. More importantly, the study of dark matter helps physicists understand the movements of galaxies and galaxy clusters that visible matter cannot explain. This mysterious matter is not composed of anything we know, not atoms, other matter, black holes, white dwarfs or any other elements. cosmic object. Instead, it's WIMPs, massive particles that interact weakly, that are the problem. Essentially, all galaxies and clusters float within these particles. Ho...... middle of paper ......superpartner particles to elementary particles. A new model was designed, called the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, MSSM for short. The predictions formed by the MSSM can be tested at the LHC, where researchers and scientists look for evidence about superpartners. Although no superpartner has yet been found in the LHC, an elementary particle known as the Higgs boson has been observed, which could suggest, due to its lightness, that it might have a superpartner. In conclusion, the three articles detail fascinating theories and events that occur all the time in our universe. As scientists discover more by refining and innovating past technologies and theories, we have the opportunity to discover the truth about the universe. As we embrace the universe, we get closer to answering the age-old questions about why the universe was created and why we are here..